NOTICES
Pre-Christmas
activities at the tribal
administration
building include
Shelly Butler and Lori
Jay helping with the
Head Start bake sale
(left photo), while
Lisa Brown holds a
bead, jewelry, and
more sale (right).
IHS Scholarships Available
Indian Health Service Scholarship
Program applications for the 2002-2003
academic year are now available. Full-
time and part-time scholarships will be
funded for each program listed below.
Health Professions Preparatory
Scholarships are awarded to American
Indians or Alaskan Natives who (1)
have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency and (2) have been accepted
for enrollment in compensatory,
pre-professional general education
courses. Support is limited to two years
for full-time students and the part-time
equivalent of two years (not to
exceed four years) for part-time
students. Eligible academic programs
considered are:
Pre-Dietetics
Pre-Engineering
Pre-Medical Technology
Pre-Nursing (Jr. and Sr. under
graduate years
e. Pre-Pharmacy
f. Pre-Physical Therapy
g. Pre-Social Work
a.
b.
c.
d.
Health Professions Pregraduate
Scholarships are awarded to American
Indians and Alaskan Natives who (1)
have successfully completed high
school education or high school
equivalency and (2) have been accepted
for enrollment or are enrolled in an
accredited pregraduate program leading
to a baccalaureate degree in:
a.
b.
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Dentistry
h.
i.
j.
k.
1.
Support is limited to four years for
full-time students and the part-time
equivalent of four years (not to exceed
eight years) for part-time students.
Health Professions Scholarships
are awarded only to individuals who are
members of a federally recognized tribe
(state-recognized does not qualify). To
be eligible for this scholarship, the
individual (1) must be enrolled in a
federally recognized tribe and (2) must
be enrolled in an appropriately
accredited school and pursuing a course
of study in one of the health
professional programs as follows:
Chemical Dependency Counseling
Civil Engineering - B.S. degree
Clinical Psychology - Ph.D.
level only
d. Counseling Psychology - Ph.D.
level only
e. Coding Specialist - certificate
program
f. Dental Hygiene - B.S. degree
g. Dentistry
a.
b.
c.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
r.
s.
t.
u.
v.
w.
x.
y.
z.
aa.
bb.
Dietician - B.S. degree
Environmental Engineering -
B.S. degree
Health Care Administration -
B.S. and M.S. degrees
Health Education-master’s degree
program only
Health Records Administration -
RHIT and RHIA
Injury Prevention Specialist
Medical Social Work - master’s
degree program only
Medical Technology - B.S. degree
Medicine:
allopathic
and
osteopathic
Nursing - ADN, BSN, MSN
degrees
Optometry
Paroptome tries
Pharmacy-B.S. degree and PharmD
Physical Therapy - graduate and
undergraduate
Physician Assistant
Podiatry: DPM
Public Health - MPH only
Public Health Nutrition - master’s
level only
Radiology
Technology
-
certificate, associate, and B.S.
Respiratory Therapist - associate
X-Ray/Ultrasonagraphy (must
have X-Ray background)
Support is limited to four years for
full-time students and part-time
equivalent of four years (not to exceed
eight years) for part-time students. The
Health Professions Scholarship requires
a payback obligation that equals each
year of support given or a minimum of
two years.
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Benefits
$1,045 monthly living stipend
Direct “full” tuition payment to
recipient’s school
Payment of reasonable education
expenses (as determined by school)
$400 available for tutorial
expenses (annually)
Scholarship renewed if recipient
maintains good academic status
Application
deadline
is
April 1, 2002. Applications can be
requested from:
Janelle Langland, Scholarship
Coordinator
Division of Personnel Management
Portland Area Indian Health Service
1220 SW Third Ave., Room 440
Portland, OR 97204
503-326-2625
www.jlangland@pao.portland.ihs.gov
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